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Opposs, Dennis; Baird, Jo-Anne; Chankseliani, Maia; Stobart, Gordon; Kaushik, Amit; McManus, Hugh; Johnson, David – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2020
Seldom have comparative studies of educational assessment systems been undertaken, especially regarding their standard setting procedures. This study examines the effects of governance structures on the power relations in standard setting in the dominant school-leaving or university-entrance examinations. We present acritical analysis of the…
Descriptors: Governance, Standard Setting, Educational Assessment, College Entrance Examinations
Dewan, Sabina; Ettlinger, Michael – Center for American Progress, 2009
At the heart of progressivism is the belief that government--not big government, or small government, but effective government--has a critical role to play in ensuring the well being of its citizens. Public spending serves an important function in pursuing economic growth objectives while ensuring that gains are widely distributed to promote…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Taxes, Health, Armed Forces
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Fujiura, Glenn T.; Rutkowski-Kmitta, Violet; Owen, Randall – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: Statistics are critical in holding governments accountable for the well-being of citizens with disability. International initiatives are underway to improve the quality of disability statistics, but meaningful ID data is exceptionally rare. Method: The status of ID data was evaluated in a review of 12 national statistical systems.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Well Being